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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration of apprenticeship training |
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programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 133.001(1), (3), (4), (5), and (6), |
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Education Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(1) "Apprenticeship training program" means a |
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training program that provides on-the-job training, preparatory |
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instruction, supplementary instruction, or related instruction in |
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a trade that has been certified as an apprenticeable |
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[apprenticible] occupation by the Office of Apprenticeship [Bureau |
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of Apprenticeship Training of the United States Department of |
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Labor]. |
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(3) "Supplementary instruction" means a course of |
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instruction for persons employed as journeymen craftsmen in |
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apprenticeable [apprenticible] trades that is designed to provide |
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new skills or upgrade current skills. |
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(4) "Related instruction" means organized, |
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off-the-job instruction in theoretical or technical subjects |
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required for the completion of an apprenticeship program for a |
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particular apprenticeable [apprenticible] trade. |
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(5) "Commission" means the Texas Workforce |
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[Employment] Commission. |
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(6) "Office of Apprenticeship" ["Bureau"] means the |
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Office of Apprenticeship [Bureau of Apprenticeship Training] of the |
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United States Department of Labor. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 133.002(c), (d), (g), and (h), |
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Education Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A program must be under the direction of an |
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apprenticeship committee whose members are appointed by one or more |
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employers of apprentices, one or more bargaining agents |
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representing members of an apprenticeable [apprenticible] trade, |
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or a combination of the above, and the committee shall perform the |
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duties set forth in Section 133.003. If an apprenticeship |
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committee is composed of representatives of one or more employers |
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and one or more bargaining agents, the number of committee members |
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designated by the employer or employers shall be equal to the number |
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of committee members designated by the bargaining agent or agents. |
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(d) Each apprentice participating in a program must be given |
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a written apprenticeship agreement by the apprenticeship committee |
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stating the standards and conditions of the apprentice's employment |
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and training. The standards must conform substantially with the |
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standards of apprenticeship for the particular trade which have |
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been adopted by the Office of Apprenticeship [bureau]. |
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(g) An apprenticeship training program must provide |
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adequate facilities, personnel, and resources to effectively |
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administer the program in a manner consistent with the public's |
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need for skilled craftsmen and the apprentices' need for marketable |
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skills in apprenticeable [apprenticible] occupations. |
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(h) A program must be registered with the Office of |
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Apprenticeship [bureau] and approved by the commission. |
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SECTION 3. Section 133.006(b), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) At least annually, the [The] commission shall prepare |
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and submit to the Texas Workforce Investment Council or to the |
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Apprenticeship and Training Advisory Committee, as designated by |
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the Texas Workforce Investment Council, a report that includes: |
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(1) an apprenticeship-related instruction cost study |
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for the most recent state fiscal year; and |
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(2) the funding distribution for |
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apprenticeship-related instruction programs for the state fiscal |
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year in which the report is submitted [an update to the |
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Apprenticeship Related Instruction Cost Study adopted by the State |
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Board of Education on February 10, 1973, prior to each biennial |
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session of the legislature]. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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